Why Wars? Voices of Women

This webinar brings together voices of women from across the world who, in different ways, encounter war while also embodying forms of resilience and resistance that defy death, displacement, and destruction. As Mahmoud Darwish reminds us, “life defined only as the opposite of death is not life.” In keeping with the vision of the Irish School of Ecumenics, and in partnership with the Peace Culture Research Institute (PCRI), this webinar asks the question: Why Wars? It invites participants to engage in self-reflection from women’s perspectives, as they articulate an explicitly ethical political position.

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Speakers

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
An internationally renowned scholar and activist whose work examines trauma, state violence, surveillance, gendered harm, and the intersections of law and society.

Elizabeth W. Corrie
Professor in the Practice of Youth Education and Peacebuilding at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, where she also directs the MDiv Hybrid Program.

Khaldah Salih
Sudanese community organiser, communications professional, and researcher based in Toronto.

Necta Montes Rocas
Necta Montes Rocas works with feminist movements to amplify the voices and participation of marginalized women and LGBTQI communities in the Global South.

Denise Bradley
Programme Manager for Marginalisation at Corrymeela, working at the intersection of peacebuilding, trauma, and social justice.

Chaired by Jude Lal Fernando
Director, Irish School of Ecumenics, Associate Professor, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin